My Expenses — Complete Help Center Article (Employee + Approver) #
This article covers:
- How employees submit expenses (with receipts)
- How approvals work (based on your company’s configured approval flow)
- How approvers accept/reject requests
- Field-by-field guidance based on the UI you shared
What “My Expenses” is for #
My Expenses is where employees submit expense claims (usually reimbursable expenses) and track their status until they are approved and paid.
Typical lifecycle:
- Employee creates an expense and attaches the receipt.
- Expense enters the approval process configured by the company in Settings.
- Approvers review and approve or reject.
- After approval, finance/admin marks it as Paid (or it is paid through your internal process).
Who can do what #
Employee #
- Create and submit expenses
- Attach receipts
- Track status (Draft → In approval → Approved/Rejected → Paid)
- Open and view expense details
Approver / Expense manager #
- See expenses waiting for approval
- Open expense details + receipt
- Approve or reject (based on the workflow)
Where to find it #
- Go to My Expenses
- You will see a list with columns like:
- Vendor name
- Document date
- Amount
- Category
- Status (example shown: Paid)
- Click + Add Expense to create a new one.
Recommended screenshots
- My Expenses list view (with + Add Expense)
- Expense details form modal
- Expense details (read-only) modal
Employee: Submit a new expense (step-by-step) #
Step 1 — Start a new expense #
- Open My Expenses
- Click + Add Expense
Step 2 — Fill in the expense details #
In the Expense details form, fields marked with * are required (example: Category, Vendor name, currency, total amount, document date, tax amount).
Common fields
- Category*: Choose the expense type (e.g., travel, office, etc.).
- Vendor name*: Who you paid (store/company name).
- Vendor TIN: Vendor tax ID (if applicable).
- Document number: Receipt/invoice number (recommended for accounting).
- Document currency*: Currency used on the receipt (example shown: Iranian Rial).
- Document Total Amount*: Total amount from the receipt.
- Document date*: Date on the receipt/invoice.
- Document type: Receipt, invoice, etc. (depends on your options).
- Payment: Example shown: reimbursable type (depends on your configuration).
- Payment method: Example shown: Debit card (how you paid).
- Tax amount*: Tax/VAT amount (if applicable).
- Internal Reference: Optional internal tracking code.
- Description: Explain what the expense was for and who/what it relates to.
Step 3 — Attach the receipt (required by policy) #
Attach the receipt image/PDF before submitting (company policy usually requires this).
Best practice for receipts:
- Upload a clear photo or PDF (all details readable)
- Ensure vendor name, date, and total amount match the form
Step 4 — Choose Draft vs Save #
At the bottom you have:
- Draft: Saves the expense without submitting it to approvals (use when information/receipt is missing).
- Save: Submits the expense into the approval workflow.
Result
- After you click Save, the expense moves into the configured approval process.
Employee: View an expense and its details #
- Open My Expenses
- Click an expense row to open Expense details
In the details modal, you’ll see a summary like:
- Category, vendor, currency, total amount, date
- Payment type + payment method
- Reimbursable currency + reimbursable amount (if applicable)
- Tax amount
Approver: Review and approve/reject expenses #
Approvers will have access to the expenses that are “in approval.”
Step-by-step (generic flow) #
- Open the Expenses approval area (where your “in approval” requests appear).
- Open an expense request.
- Review:
- Amount, currency, date, vendor
- Receipt/attachment
- Category, payment type, tax, internal reference
- Choose:
- Approve to move it to the next step (or final approval)
- Reject to send it back / stop the request (depending on your workflow)
Important
- Who can approve and how many approval steps exist depends on the Approval Process configured in Settings.
Statuses (what they usually mean) #
Your UI shows at least Paid. In practice, you should document these common states:
- Draft: Saved but not submitted
- In approval / Pending approval: Waiting on one or more approvers
- Approved: Fully approved (ready for payment)
- Rejected: Needs correction or has been denied
- Paid: Payment completed
Best practices (recommended) #
- Always fill Document number if it exists on the receipt (helps accounting).
- Use Description for business purpose (e.g., “Client meeting lunch – Project X”).
- Keep Category consistent with finance rules.
- Don’t combine unrelated expenses into one request.
- Upload receipts that clearly show: vendor, date, total amount
